Article Link: https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/brazil-egg-exports-soar-amid-stronger-us-demand-2025-03-12/ During the month of February, egg imports from Brazil had increased 57.5% compared to the same time last year. Since the beginning of the bird flu here in the United States, egg prices have soared and averages reaching over 6 dollars a dozen here in the states. The United States has started to import more eggs and… Read more »
Article Link: https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/10/americas/argentine-military-hunts-chinese-fishing-vessels/index.html Just off the coast of Argentina, Chinese fisherman boats have been filling up the region with 380 ships. Due to China depleting it’s own marine ecosystem near it’s shores, many rely on Argentina’s coast to make a living and supply food for their country. The Argentinian government has said they’re going to keep an close eye and… Read more »
Link to article: https://apnews.com/article/mexico-us-tariffs-sheinbaum-trump-8d05ee82f936c8c9bccdde36179a3d5d On March 9th, tens of thousands of people gathered in Mexico City to celebrate with their president, Claudia Sheinbaum, about the U.S.’s choice to delay tariffs on a lot of the country’s products. The crowd held Mexico flags high and shouted things like “Mexico is to be respected” and “we are united Mexicans” as they cheered… Read more »
Link to article: https://apnews.com/article/greenland-trump-arctic-election-7d7fb1f07e1df2f28924e010073318e5 March 11 marks Greenland’s parliamentary elections, whose results won’t be determined for another couple of weeks due to the difficulty of receiving ballots from areas with harsh terrain. Greenland is a self governing territory of Denmark with around 56,000 people, most who have an indigenous group heritage. Trump has started making comments about buying Greenland and… Read more »
Article Link:https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/trump-says-he-will-raise-tariffs-canada-metals-50-2025-03-11/ On March 11th, Donald Trump announced that he would put another 25% tariff on the steel and other metals coming into the United States from Canada. Trump had already put 25% on Canadian steel and metals and in response the Ontario Premier (Governor) Doug Ford said that he would increase the prices of electricity prices imported into the… Read more »
Canada’s new prime minister Mark Carney has already helped steer Canada away from financial crisis, but now must face a looming trade war with the U.S and threat of annexation, as well as an expected federal election. Carney will become prime minister after the Liberal Party elected him in a landslide vote. Carney has stated that Canada will not back… Read more »
Link to article: https://apnews.com/article/greenland-trump-denmark-58b285e03856f660f5e976565a05d681 On Wednesday, Greenlands prime minister Múte Bourup Egede made a statement in response to the US’s efforts in buying Greenland. He simply said, “Kalaallit Nunaat is ours,” using the Greenlandic name for his country. This statement came out only hours after US President Donald Trump had declared he intends to gain Greenland “one way or another”… Read more »
Link to article: https://apnews.com/article/trudeau-trump-tariffs-trade-war-58eaa333ef96d4f17965bb7004e6bee7 On last Thursday, February 27th, the US indicated they would postpone their substantial tariffs on Canadian products. However Canada has not taken down their retaliatory tariffs and they plan to continue to follow through on them. They have stated that they will hold their stance on their tariffs until the unjustified American tariffs are lifted. Canadian… Read more »